Nick Gillet has done a great job doing up what was Mtoto Two, now named His Noodliness. He found her in Bermuda, of all places, in a bit of a state. After a refit she looks as good as new, and is now back in the water. Nick is after Read more…
Coming up on the 8th/9th September is the Impala Solent Championships, being held in Itchenor. It’s a great place to sail and we’ve got some great socials and racing planned for the weekend. We need to know numbers, though. Let’s get as many boats as possible along. There are moorings Read more…
Looking for an impala? Here’s something that doesn’t happen every day – three boats have recently come up for sale – Kudu, Firebird and Mercenary, based in the Helford River, Grimsby and the Clyde respectively. Click on the links above to view the details. In sailing terms, Impalas are great Read more…
The third day of the Impala Championships saw a stiff breeze and some gusty, shifty conditions in Plymouth Sound that saw some boats shine and others slip down the rankings. Four tight windward-leeward courses were sailed, made all the more interesting by Plymouth’s challenging tides and quirky windshifts. Local boat Read more…
A blustery 16-20 knots, slowly reducing throughout the day greeted the 12 Impalas on the startline of the coastal race this morning. After a practice start, racing got underway on a square course that took competitors the long way around Plymouth breakwater. Four laps and 3 hours later, Fearnought showed Read more…
The forecast’s not looking bad for the 2012 Impala Championships in Plymouth over the next few days – a bit of rain, but that seems to be a feature of this year’s summer! There should be some great close racing – check back here and on the Impala 28 Facebook Read more…
Impalas are beginning to congregate in Plymouth for the hotly anticipated 2012 championships, despite the torrential rain and flooding that has turned parts of Devon into Atlantis. Some delivery trips have been easier than others. Polly and Imptish took a light Southeasterly straight from Hamble to Plymouth, while, 24 hours Read more…
Two of the four Impalas entered made it to the startline of the Round the Island race this year. With a forecast predicting large gusts, there were some pre-race doubts aboard both Imptish and Polly, but on the day, the race was a blast. Polly opted for full main and Read more…
Four Impalas – Magic, Imptish, Trudi and Polly – are entered in this year’s Round the Island race. It looks to be a repeat of last year at the moment, with the official race weather forecast predicting ‘It will be gusty throughout the day becoming less through the afternoon. Gusts Read more…
With yet another low whistling in to the South Coast this weekend, here’s a shot from Cowes Week in 2001. Got any good photos or tales? Send them in! info@impala28.co.uk